A comfort ship is a ship that when you see content of, it can help boost your mood. It can also be a ship that you hold very close to you, and that you love so much that it radiates comfort. Basically, it's just a ship that gives you good vibes from their chemistry and interactions <3. There's also a good chance someones comfort ship might also be their OTP.
Note; A comfort ship doesn't need to be one without any angst. There are a lot of ships people say are their comfort ships that end up not happening and/or have angst in them. Nor does a comfort ship need any sad themes to be one.
Person 1: "Is this your comfort ship?"
Person 2: "Yup! It is <3. I love those two so much!!"
When a character is mischaracterized in a way that removes any red flags or when their only charactertrait is being comforting.
"Hero (OMORI) is an adult right? Why does every fanfiction I read write him as a comforting parental figure instead of a young adult learning how to be an adult?"
"He's a comfortshield. Some people don't like giving him red flags, or substance."
Brought to public attention by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in the book on the fall of Richard Nixon, All The President’s Men, ratfucker was Nixon’s term for a political operative who sows chaos among opponents; an agent provocateur. It is thought to have originated among campus political rivalries at USC, and seems to have some usage in the US military.
Along with Nixon’s other ratfuckers, Roger Stone caused fights at otherwise peaceful Democratic Party protests to generate a false narrative that the Democrats were violent and dangerous.